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ANCHOR FOR CHECK ROW PLANTERS.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 21. 191 6.

ROLIN REED, OF PRINCETON, ILLINQIS.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, RoLIN REED, a citizen of the United States, residing at Princeton, in the county of Bureau, State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Anchors for Check-Row Planters; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention is an improvement in anchoring devices and has particular reference to an anchor for use in connection with check row planters.

An object of the invention resides in securing a uniform tension on the wire, used With the ordinary check row planters, and constantly maintaining said tension by fastening the wire in its adjusted position, and

- to this end, the invention includes a casing having a spring tensioned member therein to which is secured a fastening element of novel construction adapted to receive the wire and hold the same in position while the planter is being operated.

Another object is the provision of a device of this character which is simple in construction, easy to manufacture and effective in carrying out the purpose for which it is designed.

The inventive idea involved is capable of receiving a variety of mechanical expressions, one of which, for the purpose of illustrating the invention, is shown in the accompanying drawing wherein Figure 1 is a top plan view of the anchoring device showing the same in operative position and constructed in accordance with the invention.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view.

Fig. 3 is a transverse section on line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary perspective view of the device.

The drawing illustrates what is now believed to be a preferred form of the invention, wherein the numeral 5 indicates an elongated casing, circular in cross section, and having a. ring or hook 6 at one end thereof adapted to be mounted over the stake 7 driven into the ground for the purpose of supporting the casing in operative position.

The end of the casing 5 opposite the member 6 is provided with a central opening 8 Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 20, 191?.

Applicatioufiled Novembe 27, 19.16. Serie1No.133,681.

for receiving a rod 9 which extends into the casing 5 longitudinally thereof and which is provided upon .its inner ends with a disk 19 secured on said rod by means'of a cotter pin 11, the saiddisk'10 being preferably of a diameter substantially equal to the inte- 'rior diameter of the casing. The arms of the cotter pin or other fastening device preferably extend through an elongated slot 12 formed in the casing 5 .and adjacent said slot said casing is provided with the indi cia 13 with which an arm of said cotter pin'is adapted to register in order to indicate the amount of tension on the said rod exerted by the spring14. which is coiled about said rod and which has one end secured to the disk 10 and the other end engaging the end of the casing 5 provided with the opening 8. It will thus be seen from this description that the amount of tension or pull on the rod 9 may always be determined and'kept constant. p

The outer end of the rod 9 is provided with an offset or curved portion 15 which terminates in a bifurcated end 16 forming arms 17 which extend transversely of the longitudinal axis of said rod. A wire fastening device 18, preferably in the form of a substantially circular plate, is secured to the arms 17 by means of fasteners 19 and said element 18 is provided centrally thereof with a tapered opening 20 extending between the arms 11 and having its smaller end adjacent the junction'of said arms.

in practice, a check row wire 21 having the usual knots or buttons 22 thereon is first passed through the large end of the opening 20 in the element 18 and after said wire has been drawn sufiiciently taut the same is moved to the smaller end of said opening 20 and one of the buttons 22 is caused to engage the element 18 between the arms 17.

The casing 5 or ring 6 may then be graspedand pulled and thus compress the coil spring 14 until a predetermined tension is secured, after which the ring or hook 6 may be mounted over the stake 7 whereupon the entire device including the wire 21 .will be maintained in adjustable position.

What is claimed is 1. An anchoring device for check row wires comprising a casing, a spring tensioned element movable longitudinally in said casing and having one end projecting therefrom, said projecting end being proid d. w th an ofiset portion terminating in a bifurcated extremity the members of which are transverse to the longitudinal axis of said spring tensioned element, and a plate secured to said bifurcated end and having a tapered opening-extending between the members of said bifurcated end, the small end of said opening being adjacent the inner end of said bifurcation.

2. An anchoring device for check row wires comprising a casing having an elongated slot therein and indicia adjacent said slot, a rod extending into said casing and movable longitudinally thereof, a disk carried by the inner end of said rod, means for securing said disk in position and having a portion thereof extending through said elongated slot and movable over said indicia, a spring coiled about said rod and engaging near/goo? said disk at oneend and said casing at its other end, fastening means at the opposite end of said casing adapted to be mounted upon a stake, and a Wire fastening element secured to the outer end of said rod and having a tapering opening therein through which is passed the check row Wire; a por tion of said fastening element surrounding tne smaller end of the opening therein being adapted to be engaged byone of the buttons carried'by said Wire.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signa .ture, in the presence of tWo Witnesses.

ROLIN REED. Witnesses:

L. G. FREMANN, A. F. SIMON.

Copies ofthis patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G. 

